(p. 508) dṛḍh় durable, sound (দৃঢ় ভিত্তি); strong (দৃঢ়কায়); firm, steady; constant (দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ); strict, severe (দৃঢ় শাসন); unwavering (দৃঢ় আনুগত্য); tight, taut (দৃঢ় বন্ধন); deep (দৃঢ় ভক্তি); unfaltering (দৃঢ় স্বর); unflinching (দৃঢ় বেগ); categorical (দৃঢ় নির্দেশ). দৃঢ় করা v. to make strong or firm; to tighten, to tauten; to make stronger or more firm. ̃কায় a. having a well-built or strong body. ̃চিত্ত a. firm in mind; firm in determination. ̃জ্ঞান n. firm belief; positive knowledge; conviction. ̃তা n. durability, soundness; strongness; firmness, steadiness; tightness; constancy; strictness, severity; unwaveringness; deepness. দৃঢ়তা সহকারে adv. firmly. ̃নিশ্চয় a. convinced; confident; firmly resolved; sanguine; certain. ̃প্রতিজ্ঞা a. one who intends firmly to fulfil his promise or vow; firmly resolved or resolute; firm in determination. ̃প্রত্যয়, ̃বিশ্বাস n. conviction; firm belief, strong faith. ̃বদ্ধ a. tightly fastened or closed; tightened, taut. ̃বন্ধন n. a strong tie or bondage; tight fastening. ̃মুষ্টি a. one who has clenched one's fist; (fig.) tight-fisted, niggardly; (fig.) resolved, determined. n. a clenched fist. ̃মূল a. firmly rooted; deeprooted; deep-seated. ̃সংঙ্কল্প a. firmly resolved or determined, resolute. ̃সন্ধ a. firm in one's promise or vow; firmly resolved. ̃স্বরে adv. in a firm tone, in an unfaltering voice. ̃হস্তে adv. with a firm hand, firmly (দৃঢ়হস্তে মোকাবিলা করা). 94)

(p. 485) daragā (Mus.) a mausoleum of a holy saint. 26)

(p. 485) dahana act of burning; (phys.) combustion; inflammation; cremation; (fig.) anguish, affliction. a. that which or one who burns or scorches or inflames or cremates or afflicts (বিশ্বদহন ক্রোধ). দহন করা v. to burn; to scorch; to inflame; to cremate; to afflict. দহনীয় a. that which is to be burned or cremated; combustible, inflammable. 94)

(p. 522) druma a tree. ̃দল n. leaves of trees. 112)

(p. 485) daśābatāra the ten incarnations of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু), namely, the Fish, the Tortoise, the Hog, the Man-Lion (that is, half man and half lion), the Dwarf, Parashuram (or the Axe-man), Rama (the hero of the Ramayana), Balaram or Krishna or Krishna and Balaram together (characters of the Mahabharata), Buddha, and Kalki (কল্কি). 76)

(p. 522) dyuti radiation, glow, effulgence; lustre, shine; brightness; splendour; splendid beauty; a ray. ̃মান a. radiating, radiant, glowing, effulgent; lustrous, shining; bright; resplendent; splendidly beautiful. fem. ̃মতী । 90)

(p. 492) dādu grandfather. 36)

(p. 485) dā1 a heavy knife or chopper with a haft. দা-কাটা a. (chiefly of tobacco) chopped fine or minced with the aforesaid knife. দা-কুমড়ো সম্পর্ক relationship as between a chopper and a pumpkin; (fig.) deadly or inveterate enmity; implacable antagonism. 100)

(p. 522) dbidhā in two ways or directions etc. a. divided into two; partitioned. n. hesitation; wavering in the mind caused by indecision; suspicion or doubt. দ্বিধা করা v. to hesitate; to waver in the mind; (rare) to divide into two; (rare) to partition. ̃করণ n. act of dividing into two; act of partitioning; (rare) hesitation. ̃কৃত a. divided into two; partitioned. ̃গ্রস্হ a. caught in two minds, hesitation, wavering. ̃বিভক্ত a. divided or split into two. 57)

(p. 485) daẏā kindness, charity; compassion; tender-heartedness; pity; mercy; favour, benignancy, grace; (rare) benevolence, bounty. দয়া করা v. to be kind to, to be charitable towards; to look at someone in (or with) compassion; to pity; to take pity on; to treat mercifully; to favour, to be gracious towards. দয়া করে kindly. দয়ার পাত্র an object of pity; a miserable or despicable man. দয়ার সাগর (fig.) an ocean of kindness or compassion, an extremely kind or compassionate man. ̃দাক্ষিণ্য n. charity, kindness; bounty; benignancy; mercy. ̃নিধি n. (fig.) a store of kindness or compassion, an extremely kind or compassionate man. ̃ন্বিত, ̃পরবশ, ̃পরতন্ত্র a. moved or stricken with kindness or compassion or mercy; kind; compassionate; merciful. ̃বান, ̃ময় a. kind, charitable; compassionate; tender-hearted; merciful; gracious, benignant; (rare) benevolent, bountiful. fem. ̃বতী, ̃ময়ী । ̃মায়া n. pity and love, compassion and affection. ̃মায়াহীন a. without mercy or compassion, pitiless. ̃র্দ্র a. melted or softened with kindness or compassion or mercy. fem. দয়ার্দ্রা । ̃র্দ্রচিত্ত a. having one's heart softened with kindness or compassion or mercy; kind-hearted. ̃ল, ̃লু same as দয়াবান । ̃শীল a. kind or charitable or compassionate or tenderhearted or merciful or gracious or benignant or benevolent or bountiful (by nature); practising kindness or charity or benevolence. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. unkind, uncharitable; uncompassionate, pitiless; merciless; ungracious. fem. ̃শূন্যা, ̃হীনা । দয়া হওয়া v. to feel compassion or pity for. 16)

(p. 505) dup expressing : a thudding noise. দুপ্ দাপ্ দুপ্ দুপ্ int. expressing : repeated thudding noise or romping. 10)

(p. 495) dāpānō to brag; to fret; to shake, esp. by stamping with one's feet; to fill with uproarious threats or noise; to romp noisily. দাপানি same as দাপাদাপি । 3)

(p. 480) di curdled milk, curd. দই পাতা v. to curdle milk; to keep milk in such a way that it will congeal or freeze into curd. চিনিপাতা দই milk curdled with sugar, sweet curd. সাজা দই recently curdled milk, fresh curd. হাতে দই পাতে দই তবু বলে কই কই (lit.) with curd on the palm of one's hand and on the plate, one still complains that it is not enough; (fig.) there is more than enough, yet complaining of scarcity; (cp.) want is unlimited and insatiable. 4)

(p. 484) dap, dapa expressing: a sudden blaze. দপ্ করে adv. blazing up suddenly. দপ্ দপ্, দপদপ int. expressing: blazing up repeatedly and rather tremulously; throbbing inflammation (ফোড়া দপ্দ্প করা). ̃দপা n. importance and power. ̃দপানি n. repeated throbbing pain. 4)

(p. 508) dēnō worth giving; given as a present or offering as in a religious ceremony (দেনো গামছা); given as a gift or present. 131)